Specialist EAL support services from Stour Federation.

Sarah Davies is our EAL specialist teacher.  Sarah has 20 years of teaching experience, including 3 years as an EAL specialist teacher.  Sarah has a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (French, German and Spanish) and a Primary PGCE with French specialism.  Sarah has experience of teaching EAL in Early years, primary and secondary settings, including post-16, and has delivered training, advice and capacity-building support in all settings.

Our Services and Costs

One-off buy-in options:

Individual assessment for EAL student (including parent meeting, language assessment and judgement on EAL proficiency, with recommendations for school). 
Cost:  £231       Optional review visit: £165

Individual assessment for EAL/SEND student (including parent meeting, language assessment, and assessment of other needs, eg speech and language, cognitive development, SEMH, with full report and recommendations for school).  
Cost:  £396      Optional review visit: £231

Bespoke CPD including staff meetings and INSETs.  Targeted at your setting’s needs: eg, assessing new arrivals and providing an effective induction; EAL resources/interventions; supporting refugees; identifying potential SEND needs in EAL children.  Can be delivered online or in-person.  Can be for one school or a group of schools. 
Cost:  £396 per day, £231 per morning, £165 per afternoon, £132 per twilight/staff meeting

Capacity-building – working alongside staff for a fixed amount of time (usually about 6 sessions) to build their confidence and knowledge in supporting EAL students.  
Cost:  £165 per afternoon, minimum of 4 afternoons or £231 per morning, minimum of 4 mornings, or £396 per day, minimum of 3 days.

Service Level Agreement Options

Termly or half-termly visits to set targets for students and monitor progress, or carry out any of the services listed above.  More regular visits available (eg weekly or bi-weekly) at the same prices.
Cost:  £396 per day
Cost:  £231 per morning
Cost: £165 afternoon

EAL interventions – weekly or bi-weekly sessions with small groups of students or individuals, targeted to their language needs, to accelerate their progress in English and facilitate their access to the curriculum.   
Cost:  £396 per day, £231 per morning, £165 per afternoon

Feedback on our Service:

“Sarah came into school to support us in implementing the Racing 2 English program and has revisited regularly to check we are progressing in the way that we need to. My TA's are more confident, the children are excited for their sessions and it has supported their overall confidence.”
(SENDCO – Milverton Primary)

“Sarah has assessed my pupil and given a lot of support and guidance as to what to do to help him further. With her support, we already have interventions in place for next year and have a good understanding of our next steps. Thank you Sarah.”
(KS1 teacher, Shrubland Street Primary)

“Sarah has been very helpful, flexible and supportive. She has supported and guided us to improve the support we give our students and helped us understand their needs better.”
(EAL Lead Teacher, Trinity Catholic School)

“Sarah has effectively supported our EAL children this year. The provision has been strong and the quality of feedback to colleagues has been incredibly impressive as this has helped us to improve on our own practice and build strategies and resources. Sarah is a star!”
(Headteacher, Westgate Primary School)

"Sarah has provided a wealth of advice and guidance; delivered whole school training and worked with class teachers to up-skill them; we have had a new approach to delivering a personalised curriculum for EAL learners."
(Headteacher, Shottery Primary School)

"Sarah has been a great support, giving advice, direction, modelling and being flexible too when we have needed to rearrange. I believe staff have valued it and it has made a difference to our EAL children."
(SENDCO, Temple Herdewyke Primary School)